Match-fixing appears to be most prevalent among wrestlers in the second-tier juryo division, for whom demotion means the loss of a significant portion of their salary and the perks associated with competing in the higher ranks.

A total of 10 wrestlers in the top makuuchi and juryo divisions were suspended for the Nagoya meet and former ozeki Kotomitsuki was banned for life from the sport for gambling on baseball, allegedly a source of revenue for gangsters.

Appearing slightly dumbfounded after hearing the news of Roho, a top-tier division wrestler and his younger brother Hakurozan, who belongs to the second-tier juryo division, Gagloev said, '' I have never smoked marijuana with those two. ''